Men of the year issue - More reason for people to buy magazine, more people might be interested

Celebrity names - again makes the reader more inclined to buy and read

Obsession of the year - story, hints at sex and love life

Saga

Tagline - Claim of quality to audience, promise of pleasure

Masthead - plain, simple, clean

Central image - star image, may persuade people to buy the magazine - Again, hints at the target audience being an older audience

Discourse and coverlines - Again, hints at an older audience for the magazine

Real life story of Michael Caine - makes them feel involved, more likely to buy magazine

Mode of address - Friendly, direct

House style - 2 colours, red and white

Suggest two different audiences for GQ Magazine

Men - 21-35 - Highly respected magazine, may want to find out more about the man of the year etc

Men - 50+ - because of the cover star, and some of the discourse of the magazine.

How has the over 50 market been targeted for Saga Magazine?

Cover star used - Michael Caine, older man

Discourse - stories of childhood

Simplistic colour scheme

Discourse - Ageism and the BBC

Discourse - Cooking recipes etc

Discuss how media texts attract different audiences:

Skins - teenage based, involves house parties, alcohol and drunk
taking - Many young people will be able to identify with the characters
within this program. Has multiple series, so is majorly successful. Can
be applied to different media theories as to why audiences use this
text.

The Green Hornet - For fans of action films - car chases, bombs etc.
However, people who are fans of Seth Rogen will also watch this film.

Cosmo Magazine - For females aged 18-30 - Discourse of the magazine
suggests this, articles about sex and love life. Also has articles on
fashion, as well as including famous cover stars that many girls aspire
to be like.

MS1 2009

Prequel - Fans of the first film, Adulthood, will want to come and watch this film.

Title - Kidulthood, suggests that the film is going to be about coming of age etc

Promise of pleasure - 'As potent..' - Suggests the film is hard hitting

Violence - baseball bat

Special edition - More inclined to buy the dvd for the special features and never before seen footage

Hints at the narrative - perhaps the two characters stood close together are a couple?

Girl in the center is wearing pink, this makes her stand out from the rest of the characters. Perhaps suggests that she has a bigger role to play in the film.

Tag line - Before adulthood comes kidulthood - again showing that its a prequel.

Expression - Troubled/angry?

Colours - Dark colours are used, with a sharp contrast for the colour of the sky. Could perhaps suggest that the film has many dark, underlying themes.

Audience positioning - Feel excluded, intimidating image to look at

Font style -bold, stands out to the audience. The colour white used could suggest that kidulthood could be seen as an innocent time for children etc

City background - urban area

Social realism

Brand identity - Sims 2, its a sequel, meaning the fans of the previous games will want to buy and play this game. As well as this, children who are interested in university life may play this to try and get an understanding. Recognizable logo, and font style seems to be playful, so perhaps attracting a younger audience.

Well rounded student image - Books and mortar board shows studious side, where as the guitar shows his musical side. As well as this, there is also a girl next to him, suggesting the social side of university life, as she is on her phone, chatting. - Anchorage of stereotypical university students

Background images also show other aspects of university life - the couple in the background etc.Perhaps showing a party atmosphere.

Colours used are bright, could appeal more to a younger audience.

RPG

Expansion pack - extra contents for the game, more of an incentive to buy.

Clothing - Typical teenagers

Direct mode of address/ informal?

Iconography - the logo, books, mortar board

Suggest two different audiences for The Sims 2 University

Fans of RPG games, as the sims is a well known RPG where you have to take control of a characters life. (Fans of The Sims)

Female audience, 12 - 18, aspiring uni students hoping to get a glimpse into the life of a uni student

Special edition dvd cover - more material that has never been seen before

Colours - Dark colours used, suggests violence of the film

Clothing - The target audience could perhaps identify with some of the characters

Prequel - tag line shows us that it is a prequel, so if they were fans of adulthood they will want to see this film

Age certificates

Discuss how media texts attract different audiences:

Skins - teenage based, involves house parties, alcohol and drunk taking - Many young people will be able to identify with the characters within this program. Has multiple series, so is majorly successful. Can be applied to different media theories as to why audiences use this text.

The Green Hornet - For fans of action films - car chases, bombs etc. However, people who are fans of Seth Rogen will also watch this film.

Cosmo Magazine - For females aged 18-30 - Discourse of the magazine suggests this, articles about sex and love life. Also has articles on fashion, as well as including famous cover stars that many girls aspire to be like.

Sunday, 17 November 2013

Editing Codes and Conventions Seen Within Rom Coms

Cross-cutting - Can be used to show an emotional chase. Can be used to see each characters face during a conversation, crossing back and forward depending on who is doing the talking. Can also be used to see how each character reacts to what another has said. Also used to show to different stories happening simultaneously.

Straight cuts - Used for continuity within the story

Cut - One shot is instantly replaced with another. Cuts will be slow paced at the start. However, as the characters start to fall for each other the pace will quicken.

Eyeline match - The matching of eyelines between two or more characters. Meaning that continuity is kept intact.

Shot reverse shot cutting - Over the shoulder shots to show conversations etc.